Bentaleb is currently behind the likes of Eric Dier, Ryan Mason, Moussa Dembele and Tom Carroll, and with the arrival of combative Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, he is unlikely to feature much for Spurs this season.

The former Lille trainee, who represented France at youth level before opting to play for Algeria, was on the fringes last season and missed three months with an ankle injury suffered in August.

He was also absent for the title run-in with knee ligament damage. In total, he made just five Premier league appearances.